Mission Statement

Church Awakening exists as a vehicle for pastors to call fellow pastors and Christian churches to humble ourselves before God in repentance and prayer, and to pray for spiritual awakening in the Church, so that God’s people will live and stand for Biblical righteousness.

It really is well established that true revival has always changed the society and quality of life whenever God’s presence is poured out on a city, a region, or nation. Societal transformation is never the objective or goal of the revival at its inception. God alone is always the goal of those who initially seek the spiritual awakening of a people. The darkness and perversion of a society serve as one of the motivators that cause a core of God’s people to turn to Him and call on His Name for His intervention. But if the movement is going to stay pure and unsullied in its pursuit, God alone must be the chief end and the means of any true revival.

This is born out in Jesus’ letter to the church in Ephesus, recorded in Revelation 2. First, He commends them for being a hard working church, and for their perseverance. This was no small task in the pagan culture of Ephesus with the kind of fierce opposition Christians faced daily. Jesus also commended the church in Ephesus for their vigilance against false apostles and by inference, false doctrine. Lastly, he commended them for not allowing themselves to become weary in well doing.

It must have been quiet a church, except for one thing. And this one thing, Jesus warned them, could cost them everything. They had lost their first love for Him. The believers in Ephesus needed reviving. In all their doing they had become indifferent about the main thing … their zeal for the Lord. They needed that back if they were going to move forward.

The main thing for the church in Ephesus was Jesus. Whatever impact they were going to have on their city would be in direct relationship to their love for Jesus. Without Him they would have no light shining out to the city. They must have responded to Christ’s letter because when I visited the ruins of Ephesus two years ago the guide showed me secret markings on the road through the center of the city that indicated the presence of Christians. There were several such markings. They must have retained their light.

Church Awakening exists as a ministry of pastors to pastors for the purpose of pointing out the condition of the Church of Jesus in our day, and calling for repentance and prayer to the end that we might see a state-wide revival in our day. Like the church in Ephesus we are working hard but have lost our first love. The tension we all face is that with a growing darkness all around us, there is a temptation to want revival so that God will fix our society. He has certainly done just that in too many historical revivals to mention here. But the reality is that we need revival so that our first love for Him can be restored, period. We cannot afford to be looking past Him to see if He is going to save our nation. He may or may not do that. I do know with great confidence that He is going to save His Church. He did in Ephesus when they met the conditions He set for them. I believe He will do it for us when we are ready to meet His conditions.

Sincerely,

Pastor Alec Rowlands
Founder & President